Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 605, 21 August 1858, Page 4

Shipping News.

.• ARRIVED. , August 18, schooner Emerald, 35 tons, Sedcole, from Wellington. :: ; : August 18, schooner Sea Bird, 18 tons; Thomas, from Akaroa. \ '-..... ; August 19, schooner Palinurus, 15 tons, Drammond, from Akaroa. ; : ; '. '. •' ■•' ;' !:-'-- ' ■SAILED.' ;•■■■ :';"-'- V' "■ - ■■' ,' August 20, brig i Reliance, 118 tons, J. Smith, for, Tiraaru, with a general cargo of stores for settlers.; Passengers, Mr. Duncan, wife and two children/ '' '■' '':-' -'• \" IMPORTS. •■'■ ■ ; '• '■ In the Emerald, J. and S. Kibbell, agents: 1000 corn sacks, 1800 feet sawn timber, Miles, Kington & Co. ; In the Palinurus, 9000 feet timber, 40 piles, Miles, Kington & Co. . In the Sea Bird, 15,000 feet timber, Order. The brigantine Esther Captain Blair, arrived in this harbour on Sunday lasf, from the Chatham Islands, after a quick passage of three days. She has brought as passengers the master and crew of the Leveret, of Sydney, which was unfortunately wrecked at .Kangaroa on the 18th July. The Leveret, Captain Trevarthen, sailed from Sydney on Wednesday, the 16th June, for the Chatham Islands, with intention of procuring a cargo of potatoes. She arrived at Kangaroa harbour on the 12th July, after a protracted passage of 26 days, having encountered heavy S.E. gales to the Westward of New Zealand, and landed four, out of six, horses that wore shipped

in Sydney. On the 18th ult., while she was lying at Karigaroa, it came on to blow a severe gale from the N.NW., with a very heavy, sea rolling. She rode it out bravely for some time; but about 10 p.m. the starboard cable chain parted, and she drove upon the beach. A rope was passed from the bowsprit; and with the assistance of the natives, the crew all gotsafe on shore! The gale abated about 2 a.m. on Monday, the 19th July, when every exertion was madei to save as much of the wreck as possible. All the sails, yards, rigging, stores, ■&%™'f ctt"J and sold by public auction on the 24th ult The hull was not sold; it was lying on the beach, bilged on the port side, the sea washing in and out of her, and no hope was entertained of setting her afloat again, The Leveret was owned by Mr. John Curtis, of Sydney, and ■we understand was riot insured. She had shipped about seven tons of potatoes at the time of the catastrophe.— Wellington Independent, Aug. 11.